For Agents
Search news and articles, and find content similar to a seed URL or text snippet, via the Automata Market Intelligence index. Authenticate with an x-api-key header.
Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Automata Market Intelligence API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with Automata Market Intelligence API.
Search news and articles by keyword across the Automata index
Find articles similar to a given seed URL
Run content similarity queries on the ContentPro tier
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Use for: Search news articles for mentions of a specific company, Find articles similar to a given URL on a competitor blog, Retrieve recent coverage on a market trend, Run a similar-text query against ContentPro for relevant content
Not supported: Does not publish content, manage social posts, or store full article text — use for keyword search and similar-article discovery against the Automata news index only.
The Automata Market Intelligence API provides programmatic access to news, market signals, and content discovery used in competitive intelligence workflows. The /search and /similar endpoints surface news and articles related to a query or a seed URL. The /contentpro-search and /contentpro-similar-text endpoints belong to the ContentPro tier and are not included in standard Market Intelligence plans — contact Automata support for access. Authentication is by an x-api-key header.
Power competitive intelligence dashboards with news signal data
Patterns agents use Automata Market Intelligence API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Competitive News Monitoring
Run scheduled keyword searches via /search to monitor mentions of competitors, products, or executives in news coverage. Strategy and comms teams use this to detect coverage spikes and reactive PR triggers without manually scanning feeds.
Run /search for the keyword 'Acme Corp' daily, dedupe by article URL, and post any new results to a Slack channel
Similar Article Discovery
Use /similar with a seed article URL to surface related coverage on the same topic. Content strategists use this to find adjacent stories, alternative framings, or competing pitches when planning new content. Returns ranked results in a single call.
Call /similar with a competitor's launch announcement URL and return the top 10 related articles for editorial review
Market Signal Aggregation
Aggregate news signals into a daily or weekly market digest by combining keyword searches across multiple terms. Useful for finance, strategy, and partnerships teams who track multiple themes and want a single condensed feed delivered automatically.
Run /search for each of five tracked themes, combine results, deduplicate, and email the top 20 stories to a distribution list
AI Agent Market Research
Through Jentic, an AI agent can run news and similarity searches against the Automata index on a researcher's behalf. Agents discover the right operation by intent, load the schema, and execute, removing the need to read API docs.
Search Jentic for 'search automata news', load the schema for GET /search, and execute with the keyword and a date range
4 endpoints — the automata market intelligence api provides programmatic access to news, market signals, and content discovery used in competitive intelligence workflows.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/search
Keyword search for news and articles
/similar
Find articles similar to a seed URL
/contentpro-search
ContentPro search (separate plan)
/contentpro-similar-text
ContentPro similarity by text
/search
Keyword search for news and articles
/similar
Find articles similar to a seed URL
/contentpro-search
ContentPro search (separate plan)
/contentpro-similar-text
ContentPro similarity by text
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Automata x-api-key values are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault and attached at execution time. Raw keys never enter the agent's context window.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'search automata news') and Jentic returns the matching operation with its input schema.
Time to first call
Direct Automata integration: half a day to a day for auth and parameter mapping. Through Jentic: under 30 minutes for the first working call.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using Automata Market Intelligence API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Automata Market Intelligence API use?
Automata uses an API key passed in the x-api-key request header. Get a key at https://apis.byautomata.io. Through Jentic, the key is stored in the encrypted vault and never enters the agent's context.
Can I run news searches with the Automata API?
Yes. GET /search runs a keyword search across the Automata news and articles index. Combine with /similar to expand from a seed URL into related coverage.
Are the ContentPro endpoints included in standard plans?
No. The /contentpro-search and /contentpro-similar-text endpoints belong to the ContentPro tier and are not included in standard Market Intelligence plans. Contact support@byautomata.io for access.
What are the rate limits for the Automata API?
Rate limits are tied to your Automata plan and are not enumerated in the spec. For batch monitoring jobs, throttle calls and back off on 429 responses rather than retrying immediately.
How do I run a news search through Jentic?
Run pip install jentic, then search Jentic with the query 'search automata news', load the schema for GET /search, and execute with the keyword parameter set to your search term.
Can I find articles similar to a seed URL?
Yes. GET /similar accepts a seed URL and returns ranked articles considered topically similar by the Automata index. Useful for editorial discovery and content clustering.